India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Failure to Comply with Section 195 CrPC Voids FIR Against International Traveler: Punjab & Haryana High Court

A Lesson in Procedure: High Court Quashes FIR Against UN official In a significant ruling emphasizing the mandatory nature of procedural law, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has quashed an FIR against Manmeet Kaur, an international civil servant with the United Nation...

17 Dec 2024

India - High Court of Kerala

Medical Boards Must Provide Reasons for Denying Disability Pension: Kerala HC Affirms Pension Rights for Deceased Soldier

Silence is Not Evidence: Kerala High Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Denial of Veteran Disability Pensions In a landmark ruling reinforcing the rights of military personnel, the High Court of Kerala has unequivocally ruled that medical boards cannot deny disability pension claims ...

26 May 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Irrelevant Considerations Vitiate Organ Donation Approval: Madras HC Overturns Rejection of Mother-to-Son Transplant

Beyond Red Tape: Madras HC Affirms Priority of Life Over Administrative Skepticism in Kidney Transplant CaseIn a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has intervened to secure a life-saving transplant for a minor suffering from end-stage renal chronic kidney disease. Justic...

29 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Challenging Disability Ceilings in Indian Employment Law

Challenging Disability Ceilings in Indian Employment LawThe quest forsubstantive equalityin India’s public sector often encounters an invisible but formidable barrier: the bureaucratic distortion ofstatutory protections. While theRights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act of 2016was heral...

29 May 2026

India - High Court of Telangana

Madras High Court Bans Cow Slaughter Across Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court Bans Cow Slaughter Across Tamil NaduIn an order that has sent administrative machinery scrambling across Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court issued a sweeping directive on the eve of the festival of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakri...

29 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Judge Recuses from Karti Chidambaram CBI Plea

Delhi HC Judge Recuses from Karti Chidambaram's CBI Plea in Diageo Bribery CaseIn a succinct courtroom directive that underscores the complexities of judicial assignments in politically sensitive matters, Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on April 28 recused herself from hearing C...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Himachal Pradesh

Burial of Dead Cow Near Religious Site Not Liable u/s 270 IPC Absent Proof of Infection Risk: Himachal Pradesh HC

Dead Cow in Sacred Soil: Himachal HC Shields Rural Burial from Disease ChargesIn a ruling blending village customs with criminal law, theHigh Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimlahas upheld the acquittal of Gaurav Sharma underSection 270 IPC—the provision t...

28 Feb 2026

India - Supreme Court

Reliable Dying Declaration Basis for Upholding Murder Conviction under Section 302 IPC: Supreme Court

Burning Alive:Supreme CourtUpholds Murder Conviction, Slams Enduring PatriarchyIn a stark affirmation of justice rooted in a victim's final words, theSupreme Courtdismissed the appeal of Shankar, convicted for dousing his wife Sugna Bai with kerosene and setting her ablaze. A bench ofJustice ...

02 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Grievances Over Staff Behaviour Don't Warrant Private Hospital Shift for Accused if No Treatment Deficiency: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court Rejects PFI Ex-Chief's Private Hospital Plea: AIIMS Deemed Sufficient, But Second Opinion AllowedIn a balanced ruling on March 27, 2026, the Delhi High Court dismissed former Popular Front of India (PFI) chairma...

27 Mar 2026

India - Digest

Supreme Court Monthly Digest – February 2026

Supreme(SC) 2026 0 217Supreme Court (277)West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. VS Adhunik Power & Natural Resource Ltd.Written contract – Ordinarily, when a contract is reduced to writing, its terms must be determined from the document itself – However, this rule does not put ...

09 Mar 2026